Texas governor Greg Abbott is seemingly terrified of having his communications with billionaire Elon Musk come to light. As the Texas Tribune and public radio station the Texas Newsroom, report in an eye-opening, co-published investigation, the elected official’s public information coordinator, Matthew Taylor, said that the communications are confidential — and should stay that way… Continue reading Governor of Texas Says He Can’t Release His Emails With Elon Musk Because They Are “Intimate and Embarrassing”
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A Clear Sign Just Emerged That Tesla Is Panicking
Tesla sales are so abysmal in Canada that Elon Musk has made the drastic choice to dramatically lower the price of the new Model Y as it attempts to climb out of the hole. As Electrek reports, a Model Y in Canada now costs $65,ooo CAD ($47,465 USD), which is a cool $20,000 CAD cheaper than it… Continue reading A Clear Sign Just Emerged That Tesla Is Panicking
Tesla Is Crumbling, But Elon’s Trying to Force It to Bail Out His Unholy Merger of Twitter and xAI
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced over the weekend that shareholders of his EV maker Tesla will vote on whether to invest in his own artificial intelligence firm xAI. In other words, the mercurial billionaire is orchestrating a potentially massive shift in funds to prop up his cash-burning — and gas-burning — AI startup, the flagship product… Continue reading Tesla Is Crumbling, But Elon’s Trying to Force It to Bail Out His Unholy Merger of Twitter and xAI
Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends
Lonely children and teens are replacing real-life friendship with AI, and experts are worried. A new report from the nonprofit Internet Matters, which supports efforts to keep children safe online, found that children and teens are using programs like ChatGPT, Character.AI, and Snapchat’s MyAI to simulate friendship more than ever before. Of the 1,000 children… Continue reading Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends
Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan
Image by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that magic mushrooms just might be an effective anti-aging treatment. Published in the Nature Partnering Journal Aging, a new paper by researchers at Emory and Baylor’s medical schools suggests that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms — there are a range… Continue reading Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan
Cursed Phone Case Imitates Human Skin
Who asked for this? Skin Deep If for some reason you wanted your smartphone experience to be as off-putting as possible, you should check out this phone case that imitates human skin to a supremely unnerving degree. Not only does it look and feel like an epidermus, but it gets sunburned like one too. Morbid as… Continue reading Cursed Phone Case Imitates Human Skin
The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable
If it feels like the world is being deluged with bad news lately, here’s an actual bright spot: the Sun has become the go-to source of energy for tens of millions across the globe. A recent story by The New Yorker dove into the astonishing growth of solar energy over the past few years. Among other extensive… Continue reading The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable
China Working On Levitating Train That Could Get You From New York to Chicago in Two Hours
As the United States struggles to keep its major cities connected by even the most barebones rail systems, China is screaming into the future with the development of a levitating bullet train. Called “maglev,” short for “magnetic levitation,” the train system is designed to levitate via magnets as opposed to wheels. Maglev systems can reach… Continue reading China Working On Levitating Train That Could Get You From New York to Chicago in Two Hours
Gasp! Researchers Say There’s an Inaccuracy in Popular Teen Movies
Image by Peacock / NBC According to a new study, teen films have a dirty little secret — and it’s harming the real-life adolescents who watch them. After analyzing dozens of teen films, communications researchers at the University of Ohio found, per a new study published in the Journal of Children and Media, that the experiences depicted… Continue reading Gasp! Researchers Say There’s an Inaccuracy in Popular Teen Movies
Newest Version of Grok Looks Up What Elon Musk Thinks Before Giving an Answer
This week, Elon Musk unveiled Grok 4, which he called “the world’s most powerful AI assistant.” The optics were appalling; the same week, the older version of Grok repeatedly attacked Black and Jewish people and declared itself “MechaHitler.” It also spoke in the first person as if it were Musk himself when a user asked about… Continue reading Newest Version of Grok Looks Up What Elon Musk Thinks Before Giving an Answer